Lelandjt wrote:What is the advantage over Farsports?
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Lelandjt wrote:What is the advantage over Farsports?
cobrakai wrote:Lelandjt wrote:What is the advantage over Farsports?
Read their blog posts for the development of these new wheels and I think that will become obvious...
I wish they had brought a 'known fast wheel' into the tunnel with them like a zipp 404 or something. Comparing against an open pro rim and their previous rims doesn't really give an idea about how it the rims fare against their competitors. The weights are competitive though. Anyone have comments on their vortex hubs?
mariovalentim wrote:I echo your post, really odd to see a lack of comparison with the big boys, also all their aerodynamic testing was done considering only the rim (no tyre, spoke, hub or frame) which doesn't sound right, however I'm not an expert.
duvivr6 wrote:I feel they are still heavy and not much cheaper that the other offerings out there.
mariovalentim wrote:cobrakai wrote:Lelandjt wrote:What is the advantage over Farsports?
Read their blog posts for the development of these new wheels and I think that will become obvious...
I wish they had brought a 'known fast wheel' into the tunnel with them like a zipp 404 or something. Comparing against an open pro rim and their previous rims doesn't really give an idea about how it the rims fare against their competitors. The weights are competitive though. Anyone have comments on their vortex hubs?
I echo your post, really odd to see a lack of comparison with the big boys, also all their aerodynamic testing was done considering only the rim (no tyre, spoke, hub or frame) which doesn't sound right, however I'm not an expert.
Krackor wrote:Any other clinchers with a modern aero profile that should be included in this list? I know there are Boyd, Williams, November, Knight, and I'm sure other small companies that are producing low-price carbon clinchers, but I haven't kept up with which ones are doing tunnel testing and developing an aero rim shape instead of taking a copy of an open-mold design. All the options I know of either are >2x as expensive as Flo, or haven't done any independent aero development.
Krackor wrote:Flo45 wheelset weighing in at 1459g. A big improvement compared to their previous alu+carbon models. This actually compares favorably to some other competitors. Boyd does their 44mm clincher set at 1475g, Zipp 303 is 1625g. Bora One 50mm is 1485g. If their aero claims are accurate, then this could be a lot of performance for a low price.
No mention of braking performance on the carbon brake track though.